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Genesis 47:1-6

1ThenJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130wentH935inandtoldH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֒le.far.'OhH6547,andsaidH559,Myfatherאָבִ֨י'a.ViH1andmybrethren,andtheirflocksוְצֹאנָ֤םve.tzo.NamH6629,andtheirherdsוּבְקָרָם֙u.ve.ka.RamH1241,andallthattheyhave,arecomeH935outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;and,behold,theyareinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

2AndfromamonghisbrethrenhetookH3947fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH376,andpresentedthemuntoPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

3AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidH559untohisbrethren,Whatisyouroccupation?AndtheysaidH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650areshepherdsH7462,bothwe,andourfathersאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

4AndtheysaidH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547,Tosojourninthelandבָּאָרֶץ֮ba.'a.RetzH776arewecomeבָּאנוּ֒ba.NuH935;forthereisnopastureמִרְעֶ֗הmir.'EhH4829forthyservants’לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650flocksH6629;forthefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458issoreinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,wepraythee,letthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650dwellיֵֽשְׁבוּ־ye.she.vu-H3427inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

5AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547spake untoJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,sayingH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andthybrethrenarecomeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935unto thee:

6thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714isbeforethee;inthebestofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776makeH7760thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andthybrethrentodwellהוֹשֵׁ֥בho.ShevH3427;inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657letthemdwellיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427:andifthou knowestanyablemenH376amongthem,thenmakeH7760themrulersovermycattle.

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